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I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Condominium and Planned Development Law and Business Litigation. I work with condominium, cooperative, homeowners and mobile home park boards of directors to run their associations effectively, efficiently and in compliance with the governing documents and statutory scheme. I also assist association clients with collections and foreclosures, covenant enforcement, injunctions, fines, mediation and arbitration and a host of other issues.
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P.O. Box 2713 Sarasota, FL 34230 |
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| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Sarasota Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast | Chair, | N/A |
| Sarasota Chamber of Commerce: Leadership Sarasota County | Member | 2007 - 2008 |
| Judge John M. Schebb Inn of Court | Barrister | 2007 - 2008 |
| Sarasota Bar Association Diversity Committee | Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| Gulf Gate Elementary School PTA | Member | 2007 - 2009 |
| Pineview School PTA | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee | 2009 - 2012 |
| Sarasota County Bar Association | Board of Directors | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Board Certified - Business Litigation | Florida Bar | 2013 |
| AV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2009 |
| Commendation for Service | City of Fitchburg | 2006 |
| Commendation for service as Special Investigator | Wisconsin Supreme Court | 2005 |
| Prosecutor of the Year | MADD | 1995 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin | B.B.A. | 1989 |
| Pepperdine Univ SOL | JD - Juris Doctor | 1993 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| In re Attorney Fees in Kohl v. Zeitlin | Affirmed |
| In the Estate of Theodore C. Becker | Final Determination of Heirship |
| School Board of Manatee County v. Bay Oaks, Inc. | Judgment for Plaintiff |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 18335 | Member in Good Standing | 2005 | 09/12/2019 |
| WI | Good Standing | 1999 | 07/01/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Condo & HOA Legal Blog | Bank Sanctioned for Delaying Foreclosure -- Lender and Law Firm Both Held Liable | 2010 |
| Becker & Poliakoff Community Update | Dancing in the Endzone: Getting Your Attorney's Fees Paid by the Other Side | 2009 |
| Across The Bar (Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division) | Sarasota County Bar Association Focuses on Diversity Issues | 2009 |
| 20 Pepp. L.R. 747 | "The Punishment Need Not Fit the Crime: Harmelin v. Michigan and the Eighth Amendment" | 1993 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Community Association Leadership Conference | The Foreclosure Crisis and Community Associations | 2010 |
| 2010 Voluntary Bar Leadership Conference | Event Planning | 2010 |
| CLE Lecture | Legal Writing: Writing Legal Wrongs | 2009 |
| CAI Conference | Foreclosure cases for Condo and HOAs | 2009 |
| BPU | Lawsuits and ADR for Condo and Homeowner's Ass'ns | 2009 |
| Diversity Intern Skills Course | Real Life Legal Research and Writing | 2008 |
| Florida Law Network Annual Meeting | Associate Expectations and Retention | 2006 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy District Attorney | Orange County District Attorney | 1993 - 1999 |
| Shareholder | DeWitt Ross & Stevens | 1999 - 2006 |
| Special Investigator | Wisconsin Supreme Court | 2000 - 2005 |
| Lecturer | University of Wisconsin Law School | 2000 - 2006 |
| Municipal Prosecutor | City of Fitchburg | 2000 - 2006 |
| Senior Counsel | Kirk Pinkerton, P.A. | 2006 - 2008 |
| Senior Attorney | Becker & Poliakoff, PA | 2008 - 2015 |
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